Environmental Resources
Conserving natural resources, landscapes and wildlife for use by future generations.
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01-17-07
Saving Primate Bryan
In December 2006 a chimpanzee was rescued by the Animal Protection Society of Cancun in Mexico and was taken to Xcaret Park, where a group pf specialists took care of it and helped it get well. Then, it was transferred to the reserve of Monkey World in England where after a ...
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01-16-07
Chiquita Receives ‘2006 Contribution to Community Award’ for Corporate Responsibility Efforts in Costa Rica
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA , January 16, 2007 "“ President Oscar Arias of Costa Rica presented the 2006 Contribution to the Community Award to Chiquita Brands International on behalf of the American-Costa Rican Chamber of Commerce (AmCham), in recognition of Chiquita’s Nature &...
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01-15-07
Ovation Leads the Way to Carbon Neutral Travel with Ecovation
New York-- January 15, 2006 --Ovation Travel Group, the 11th largest corporate travel management company in the United States, today announced a new initiative, ECOvation, to make its business travel carbon neutral and is leading the way to carbon neutral business travel by ...
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01-13-07
The Port of Los Angeles and South Coast Air Quality Management District Implement Electric Tow Tractor Demonstration Project
SAN PEDRO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 12, 2007--The Port of Los Angeles and South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) have partnered on a demonstration project to use electrically-powered tractors to tow cargo containers from the Port to local warehouses and rail...
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01-13-07
GreenPrint Announces 'The Million Tree March'
PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 12, 2007--GreenPrint Technologies, the maker of software designed to eliminate wasteful printing, announced that starting today it will plant one tree for every copy of GreenPrint's Home Edition sold through its website - PrintGreener.co...
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01-12-07
This New Year, Abbott, PHH Arval, and Environmental Defense Resolve to Address Climate Change Through Innovative Vehicle Fleet Program
ABOTT PARK, IL "“ January 11, 2007 "“ Abbott [NYSE: ABT], one of the world's leading health care companies, is working to address the challenge of transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions by announcing its participation in the PHH GreenFleet pilot program designed to...
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01-12-07
'Green Challenge' Global Competition Launched To Inspire New Ideas That Benefit The Environment
San Francisco, CA-- January 11, 2007-- Creating a recycling program at the office, setting the library computers to default to two-sided printing, and changing the lighting in campus buildings to be Energy Star compliant are all ideas that can positively impact the environme...
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01-11-07
Going Green: America’s Growth Engine for the 21st Century
DETROIT, MI-January 11, 2007 - According to commentary delivered today by Deloitte Consulting LLP at the 2007 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) Inforum Automotive Breakfast, companies are falling short in recognizing the impact of a critical business component f...
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01-11-07
Leading Algae-Based Biotechnology Companies in USA and Germany Team Up to Accelerate the Commercialization of Recycling Greenhouse Gases into Biofuels
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 11, 2007--Greenfuel Technologies Corporation, a leader in the development of algae bioreactor technology for recycling CO2 in flue gases into clean, renewable biofuels, announced that it has signed a strategic alliance agreement with I...
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01-11-07
Indigenous Designs Offsets CO2 and Throws the Switch on Local 'Green Power'
SANTA ROSA, CA --January 5, 2007-- Indigenous Designs, the pioneer in organic and fair trade clothing, has recently partnered with Green Mountain Energy, committing to purchase local "green power" from the Real Goods Solar Living Institute in Hopland, CA through 2008.
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